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The more interesting (and depressing) aspect of congress is not how few of them read the bills, but the entities that actually write the bills. Most of the laws
by beart 1y ago
The more interesting (and depressing) aspect of congress is not how few of them read the bills, but the entities that actually write the bills. Most of the laws today have almost nothing to do with all of the lawyers in congress. They are written by lobbyists and industry groups.
- hiq 1y agoAnd then you have things like https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/gambling-tax-trump-big-beautiful-bill-9d01bbbd https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/gambling-tax-trump-big-b... which no one seems to have wanted and made it through anyway.
- hilbert42 1y agoHuh! The US isn't the only country where laws are written by lobbyists and industry groups. I'd maintain it's one of the biggest problems facing democracy these days. People everywhere know their voice hardly counts when lobbying, big business and money are involved.